NHL: Turco shuts out Canucks in Stars victory
{{date|April 13, 2007}}

{{Stanley Cup Playoffs 2007}}

''Series equal at 1-1. (Best of Seven)''

{{MatchScore|Dallas Stars|2|0|Vancouver Canucks}}

The [[w:Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]] came out flat just one game after the sixth longest game in [[w:National Hockey League|NHL]] Playoff history. [[w:Marty Turco|Marty Turco]] shut down the Canucks offense, stopping all 35 shots he faced, as the [[w:Dallas Stars|Dallas Stars]] tied the best-of-seven series. Turco picked up right where he had left off in the previous game, when he held the Canucks scoreless through four overtime periods, keeping the net empty for over 90 minutes. 

The Stars scored in the first 24 seconds in the game, even though they couldn't score in 78:06 of overtime in Game 1. Jeff Halpern scored his 1st goal of the postseason, beating Vancouver goaltender [[w:Roberto Luongo|Roberto Luongo]], who hadn't allowed a goal in nearly five periods of play. The only other goal of the game would also belong to Joel Lundqvist, who scored 45 seconds into the final period.

Dallas will looks to take the series lead when they do battle again with Vancouver on Sunday, this time on the Stars' home ice. Opening face off is scheduled for 9:30 pm EDT.

== Scoring Summary ==
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!colspan="7" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: none;"|<center>Scoring Summary</center>
|- style="background: #e9e9e9"   
! No. !! Period !! Time !! Team !! Scorer (No.) !! Assists !! Score
|- 
|1 || 1st || 0:24|| DAL ||  Jeff Halpern (1) || Sergei Zubov, Stu Barnes || 1-0
|-
|2 || 3rd || 0:45 || DAL || Joel Lundqvist (1) || Mike Modano, Stu Barnes || 2-0
|-
|}

== Goaltending ==
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!colspan="7" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: none;"|<center>Goaltending</center>
|- style="background: #e9e9e9"   
! Team !! Player !! Shots !! Saves !! Save Pct. !!
|- 
|VAN || Roberto Luongo || 27 || 25 || .926
|-
|DAL|| Marty Turco || 35 || 35 || 1.00
|-
|}
== Three Stars of the Game ==
*'''#1''' = Sergei Zubov, D, ''Dallas Stars'' - 1 Assist
*'''#2''' = Henrik Sedin, C, ''Vancouver Canucks'' 
*'''#3''' = Marty Turco, G, ''Dallas Stars'' - Shutout Win with 35 saves

== External links ==
* [http://www.vancouvercanucks.com Official Website of the Vancouver Canucks]
* [http://www.dallasstars.com Official Website of the Dallas Stars]
* [http://www.nhl.com National Hockey League Official Website]

== Sources ==
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/boxscore;_ylt=AgRfEe6DSOFcA0HhMMIzII97vLYF?gid=2007041322 Yahoo! Sports Boxscore - Vancouver 5, Dallas 4]
* [http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/GS030172.HTM NHL Online ReportViewer - Game Summary]
* [http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/PL030172.HTM NHL Online ReportViewer - Play-by-Play]
* [http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/ES030172.HTM NHL Online ReportViewer - Event Summary]

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Series equal at 1-1. (Best of Seven)

The Vancouver Canucks came out flat just one game after the sixth longest game in NHL Playoff history. Marty Turco shut down the Canucks offense, stopping all 35 shots he faced, as the Dallas Stars tied the best-of-seven series. Turco picked up right where he had left off in the previous game, when he held the Canucks scoreless through four overtime periods, keeping the net empty for over 90 minutes. 

The Stars scored in the first 24 seconds in the game, even though they couldn't score in 78:06 of overtime in Game 1. Jeff Halpern scored his 1st goal of the postseason, beating Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo, who hadn't allowed a goal in nearly five periods of play. The only other goal of the game would also belong to Joel Lundqvist, who scored 45 seconds into the final period.

Dallas will looks to take the series lead when they do battle again with Vancouver on Sunday, this time on the Stars' home ice. Opening face off is scheduled for 9:30 pm EDT.
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